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Giants 400
Innovation abounds, but will it lead to growth for AEC Giants?
A quick scan of our 41st annual Giants 300 report reveals a wealth of technology and business…
Multifamily Housing
7 noteworthy multifamily projects: posh amenities, healthy living, plugged-in lifestyle
Multifamily developers and Building Teams continue to push the envelope when it comes to creating…
Office Buildings
CetraRuddy unveils seven-story office building design for Staten Island’s Corporate Park
The Corporate Park of Staten Island is about to gain a new addition in the form of a seven-story,…
Codes and Standards
New mass plywood panel project moves ahead with federal grant
Freres Lumber was awarded a $250,000 Wood Innovations Grant from the U.S. Forest Service to further…
Retail Centers
The retail renaissance part II: The role of planning and development in the future of shopping
In the first post of our Retail Renaissance blog series, my colleague Vanessa Newton provided an…
Wood
University of Idaho Arena plans to make timber a focal point
A new $30 million, 4,700-seat sports arena will house several of the University of Idaho’s sports…
Sustainability
British Columbia receives its first WELL certified workplace courtesy of Perkins + Will
The Vancouver office of CBRE Group, Inc. has recently become British Columbia’s first WELL…
Giants 400
2017 GIANTS 300 REPORT: Ranking the nation's largest architecture, engineering, and construction firms
For 40 years, the editors of Building Design+Construction have ranked the nation's largest AEC…
Concrete
The secrets held within Ancient Roman concrete could improve future building practices
Ancient Roman seawalls that have been exposed to the elements for over 2,000 years are finally…
Building Technology
An elevator that moves sideways? Germany is about to take that ride
Later this year, the new 459-ft-tall East Side Tower in Berlin, Germany, will be the first building…
Mixed-Use
ZHA’s Mandarin Oriental hotel and residences employs ‘stacked vases’ design approach
Zaha Hadid Architects is designing a 185-meter, 54-story mixed-use tower set to revitalize…
Achieving an ideal visitor experience: The ADROIT approach
One of the first questions that I am often asked as we begin design on a new visitor center, nature…
Codes and Standards
Trump ups ante on apprenticeships, gives private sector more room to design them
President Donald Trump signed an executive order that will increase apprenticeship funding to $200…
Codes and Standards
Flawed modeling to blame for green buildings failure to live up to hype on energy efficiency
Flawed energy efficiency modeling is the reason many green buildings fail to live up to…
Industry Research
The four types of strategic real estate amenities
As competition for tenants, patients, employees and students has intensified, amenities have become…
Building Technology
Construction sites will be human-free by 2050, according to Balfour Beatty
It may seem a bit far-fetched, but by 2050, construction sites may be completely human-free, at…
Contractors
Paul Matt, builder of iconic structures in Southern California, dies at 85
Paul Matt, chairman of MATT Construction, a general contracting firm in Newport Beach, Calif., he…
Accelerate Live!
Watch all 20 Accelerate Live! talks on demand
More than 140 architects, engineers, and contractors attended BD+C’s inaugural Accelerate Live!…
Office Buildings
Do open offices work?
Whether for a team of 20 or 200, if today’s professionals are not currently working in an open…
Codes and Standards
Research study examines tall timber buildings worldwide
The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) released an original Tall Buildings in…
